John mabshall



JOHN MARSHALL, OF HARTJ'ND, MICHIGAN.

Letters Patent No. 68,765, dated September 1 0, 1867. i i

IMPROVBD EAVS-TROUGH BRACKET.

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Be it known that Ig, Jem# MARSHALL, of Hartland, in the county ofLivingston, und State of Michigan, have inven ted a. new and usefulimprovement in Reves-Trough Holders; and Ido hercbT declare thatthefollowing is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willeno-'ole others skilleiiin theart toA make and use thc same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, fermingpnrt oi' thisspecification. i

This invention relates to a-n improvement in eaves-trough holders, andconsists in im arrangement of metal .straps and ties by which the troughis hindered fromrrisingoutof its sent, and kept securely in place. Inthe accompanying drewings- V V Figure 1 is a transverse section ofea\'estrough attached to roof', and with my holderin piace; and

Figure 2 is n ba-ck view of` brackets and brace. i i

Similar letters of rference indicate like ports. i

A is the roof-board; B, the friezc-bonrd; C, a bruce of hoop or otheriron, which muy he made in one piece with the bracket D, or of aseparate piece, secured to the frioie-hoztrd by nails, pegs, or screwsat c c. E is another bracket, adapted to any angle of the hoard,also-secured to the boa-rd utc, and to the bracket D at d. F is n lip orstrap of metni, turned over the trough Gr to prevent it from rising ontof place. The strep H, of hoop iron .or other suitzihle material, isshaped to the trough; und, when made of iron, is covered with the tinstrap I to protect it from corrosion. K is a. bra-ce or strap of tin orother suitable material, passing up the trough `from its lowest point,over its out-er edge, toV the roof-board, where it is secured withnails, or in any :appropriate manner; A bolt, L, passes through I H, theinner fold of F, through andi?, bolting them securely together. Anotherbolt, Z, passes through the horizontal portion of brnoket D,securi'ngitandstraps K, H, and I firmly together. I 1 i j i i Theadvantages of' my improved holder are greater soiidity and greater easein fixing and removing the trough. i 5 Y The holders can he set in pincein the eaves, and the trough soldered together till the requisite lengthis obtained, `and then set bodiljr in place, and secured by tighteningdown the l-ip F, and folding over and nailing or otherwise securing thestrap K to roof.

What I elnim as new, `and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i rlhebrackets D and E, in combination with the strap H vend the strap K,folding over the trough, and securing it tothe roof, substantially asand for the purposes-described.

JOHN MARSHALL.

Witnesses:

CHARLES Ross, JOHN W EIMEISTER.

